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Benue River

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Benue River
river, watercourse
Get useagriculture Edit
Origin of the watercourseAdamawa Plateau Edit
Mouth of the watercourseNiger River Edit
Lake for watercourse topLagdo Reservoir Edit
Impounded byQ11982932 Edit
Drainage basinNiger basin Edit
CountryCameroon, Nigeria Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydGaroua Edit
Coordinate location7°47′0″N 6°46′0″E Edit
Used byfarm Edit
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Benue River (French: la Bénoué), previously dem know am as de Chadda River anaa Tchadda, be de major tributary of de Niger River den sanso be de second-longest river for Nigeria insyd. De size of ein catchment basin be 319,000 km2 (123,000 mi2). Almost ein entire length of approximately 1,400 km (870 mi) dey navigable during de summer months.[1] As a result, e be an important transportation route for de regions insyd thru wey e dey flow.[2] De name Benue dey come from bernor, wey dey mean 'river anaa lake of hippos’ for de Tiv insyd.[3]

De River Benue dey look south east from Jimeta.
Map wey dey show de Benue River drainage basin.

Geography

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De Benue dey rise for de Adamawa Plateau of northern Cameroon insyd, from wey e dey flow west, den thru de town of Garoua den Lagdo Reservoir, into Nigeria south of de Mandara mountains, den thru Jimeta, Ibi den Makurdi before e meet de Niger River at Lokoja.

Large tributaries be de Faro, de Gongola den de Mayo Kébbi, wey dey connect am plus de Logone (part of de Lake Chad system) during floods. Oda tributaries dey include Taraba, Donga den Katsina Ala.[4]

At de point of confluence, de Benue dey exceed de Niger by volume. De mean discharge before 1960 be 3,400 m3/s (120,000 cu ft/s) give de Benue den 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) give de Niger.

Climate

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Benue State get a tropical savanna climate. E be warm every month of de year thrruout both wet den dry seasons. De annual temperature be 34 °C den der be about 244 inch of rain for a year insyd.[5] De state get an average humidity of 61%, dew point of 25 °C, an UV-index of 7 den e dey mainly dry give 169 days for a year insyd.[6]

Major floods

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Nigeria ein National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), conduct a “disaster risk management analysis” den advise Ministries, Departments, den Agencies (MDAs) to take proactive steps to mitigate de impact of climate change. De agency advise say water bodies across some states be desilted den dredged regularly to make water available give various purposes. De agency urge relevant institutions to carry out routine monitoring of dams den water bodies to ensure demma operation rule curve give reservoirs dey adhere to.[7]

2022 Flood

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For September 23, 2022 top, flooding affect all riverine local government areas of Benue, according to de state Commissioner give Water Resources den Environment, Godwin Oyiwona. De flooding affect Makurdi, Agatu, Logo, Guma, Buruku, Otukpo, den Gwer-West.[8] De government work to mitigate flooding effects den release funds give dey clean de Idye Basin.[9]

For October 2022 insyd, farmers for Adamawa State insyd struggle to clear off remnants of crops wey de flooding destroy am. De disaster disrupt many communities across Nigeria ein 36 states, plus hundreds of villages den urban centers wey submerge for water insyd. De disaster unsettle ova 2.4 million people den dem record ova 600 fatalities. Additionally, "expansive hectares of farmlands across affected states were swept off."[1]

De worst hit be mostly residents of agrarian communities near major tributaries for seven of de 21 local government areas insyd for de state insyd. Within three months, 12 Local Government Areas (LGAs) submerge, wey e affect 82,730 residents, 13,788 households, 51 pippoe injured, den 27 deaths. Farmlands worth billions of naira destroy.[10]

January 2020

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Presido Muhammadu Buhari inaugurate a 3.35-km drainage channel project for Makurdi, Benue insyd, to address ecological challenges for de Idye Community insyd.[11] De Presido for de fourth quarter of 2017insyd approve de project, part of de 17 ecological intervention projects, den dem complete am for 48 weeks insyd. De project aim to address de devastating effects of erosion den flood for de region insyd.[12][11]

2017 Flood

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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report say Idye Community dey among de worst-hit areas of de 2017 flood dat displace ova 120,000 persons[13] for de Benue capital insyd, Makurdi. Floods devastate more dan 200 households for Makurdi insyd.[14]

2012 Flood

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De Benue River flood for October 2012 insyd, wey e result for a large increase insyd for de population of venomous snakes insyd for de Duguri District insyd, Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State.[15] A July 2013 report indicate say ova 200 pippoe for de district insyd die of snakebite. De General Hospital for Kaltungo insyd, Gombe State for Nigeria insyd, be de nearest location give treatment of snakebite; "whoeva dey lucky to make am to Kaltungo, dem treat for only two days insyd den then dem return home."[16][17]

Pollution

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Benue Hike Tourism den Conservation Foundation, for an attempt insyd to protect de river from various forms of pollution, inform de Benue State Government about de irregularities of sam companies for de state insyd give dey empty waste for de river insyd. Waste like ethanol, dat fi easily cause damage to human den aquatic life, dem dump am into Benue River. Subsequently, de Benue State Government take an immediate attempt to address de issue to prevent further damages give ein citizenry.[18][19][20]

References

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  1. 1 2 Babangida, Abdulkareem Mojeed, Mohammed (December 16, 2022). "SPECIAL REPORT: How poor infrastructure worsened flood disasters in states across Nigeria". Premium Times (in British English). Retrieved July 4, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Benue River". WorldAtlas (in American English). April 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Benue Wikipedia, Martin Zachary (1969). THE RISE AND FALL OF FULANI RULE IN ADAMAWA 1809 - 1901 (PDF). University of London. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "Katsina Ala River | river, western Africa | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in English). Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Benue weather and climate ☀️ Best time to visit 🌡️ Temperature". www.besttravelmonths.com (in English). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Weather for Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria". www.timeanddate.com (in English). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  7. ↑ Nseyen, Nsikak (September 19, 2022). "Flooding: NEMA issues warning to Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, others". Daily Post (in American English). Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ Simire, Michael (September 23, 2022). "Flooding hits riverine areas in Benue". EnviroNews Nigeria (in American English). Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Flooding hits riverine areas in Benue". September 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "SPECIAL REPORT: Women, Children Suffer As Floods Submerge Adamawa Communities". thecjid.org. Retrieved 29-05-2026
  11. 1 2 "Buhari inaugurates 3.35km drainage in Benue". The Guardian (in American English). Lagos, Nigeria. January 3, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Buhari Inaugurates 3.35km Drainage In Benue". theglittersonline.com.ng. January 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ Nigeria, News Agency of (August 28, 2022). "Floods ravage Benue villages as Governor Ortom lounges in Europe". Peoples Gazette (in American English). Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Report, Agency (September 14, 2022). "Floods destroy 200 households in Makurdi". The Punch (in American English). Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Snakes kill over 200 people in Bauchi council, as government takes no action". Premium Times. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ Agbo, Catherine (July 22, 2013). "Nigeria: Snakes Kill 200 in Bauchi". allAfrica.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bauchi residents groan over snakebites". The Guardian (in American English). Lagos, Nigeria. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  18. ↑ Orsar, Hembadoon (April 18, 2023). "Benue River Pollution: You Have Failed, Ortom Tells 3 Commissioners". Leadership (in American English). Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  19. ↑ Charles, John (2023-04-17). "Ortom orders firm's probe for alleged River Benue pollution". The Punch (in American English). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  20. ↑ Sunday, Ochogwu (2023-04-17). "Biotech company accused of polluting River Benue with cassava plant waste". Daily Post (in American English). Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Benue" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 754.
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